Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 3:17

How can people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds come together to heal wounds, reconcile with one another, and begin the journey of recovery? Paul's letters to the church address this same question as he struggled to reconcile first-century Jewish and Gentile believers. His pastoral and theological vision for a united church addressed education, identity, community, hope, and responsibility. In our day, we can do the same.

Explore St Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, which challenges and has profound implications for our understanding of reality, and which is far more wonderful and mysterious than you could ever imagine. Discover the amazing truth of what it means to live both "in the world" but also "in Christ", and find out what this revelation means for you—here and now, today.

The Christian life is a long race. But we’re not running on our own. Hebrews 12:1-2 tells us that we are surrounded by “a great cloud of witnesses” to spur us on. Two thousand years from when this was written, the cloud of witnesses is larger than ever. This plan is an opportunity to be encouraged by voices of the past to fix our gaze on Jesus.

When Jonathan Pitts took his wife of 15 years into his arms for their anniversary dance, he had no idea that within a month he would be on a completely different journey, navigating life after Wynter's sudden death at the age of 38. In this plan, Jonathan’s story of losing the most wonderful gift he had ever been given and his journey toward understanding life without her.

We each have so many opportunities to do things for God that sometimes we forget that our first calling is simply to delight in our identity as His Beloved. In this five-day reading plan, singer, song-writer, and author Christy Nockels invites us to set aside our hustle for God and instead rest in who He created us to be. And from that beautiful place we find our true identity.

One of the biggest challenges we all face is how to seek God and how to draw closer to Him. At first this may seem frustrating to us, but walking with God is one of the most beautiful experiences there is. The best thing is that we can all have that privilege. Discover what it means to walk with God. ---Sebastian Franz

Join FCA in developing a heart to pray, give and go out to serve every athlete and coach from every nation! This plan highlights how God cares for all people, and how He has called us to do the same no matter what age, sport or country we come from.

Every day, an invisible war rages around you—unseen, unheard, yet felt throughout your life. A devoted, devilish enemy seeks to wreak havoc on everything that matters to you: your heart, your mind, your marriage, your children, your dreams, your destiny. His battle plan depends on catching you unaware and unarmed. If you're tired of being pushed around and caught with your guard down, this study is for you.

Do you know all of the incredible benefits of the Holy Spirit’s presence in your life? Could you be settling for less than everything God wants to do in you and through you, by His Spirit? This 5-day devotional will equip you to better know and enjoy the Friend and Champion God has deposited inside you.

In this 5-day reading plan, Sarah Clarkson shares her own encounters with beauty in the midst of her decade-long struggle with mental illness, depression, and doubt. She paints a compelling picture of the God who reaches out to us, using the beauty of the world around us to demonstrate his goodness and show us ways to find hope even amid our darkness.